Eccentric symbol (9)
I believe the answer is:
character
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'eccentric' is the first definition.
(I know that eccentric can be written as character)
'symbol' is the second definition.
(I know that character is a type of printed symbol)
(Other definitions for character that I've seen before include "Person in a novel or play" , "Letter; personality" , "Make-up" , "Someone in play" , "Nonconformist" .)